How to fix "JSON parse error: Unrecognized token '/'" by reading JSON from Filepath defined in KM Variable?

[DanThomas]

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my brain is focused on the Thing I am writing

Yep! Assuming, of course, that my brain isn't off somewhere in the clouds.

I just posted this, in case you need it:

MACRO: Escape a String for JSON

There may be a built-in way to do this, but I couldn't find it. This macro will escape a JSON string, either on the clipboard, or via a passed parameter. Example: Input: Called "JSON Escape String" without passing a parameter, so the macro escaped this text, which was on the clipboard. Output: Called \"JSON Escape String\" without passing a parameter,\nso the macro escaped this text, which was on the clipboard.

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You can call it like this and it escapes what's…